Never Fail, Super Simple Bean Burgers

How long has it taken you to master making bean burgers? A month? A year? Still working on it? Can’t be done?…

I hear ya.

My bean burgers were always too dry and crumbly. Sure, they would stick together when I formed them with my hands (and I’d think, “Finally, they’re going to turn out”), but as soon as they hit the pan and heated through a bit it was like the Sahara Desert- dusty and dry to the bone. They always fell apart. It didn’t matter how much oil I fried them.

They crumbled. They cracked. Whole chunks broke off. It was like a dehydrated bean burger avalanche every time I tried to make them.

It was so frustrating. I mean, beans are such a great source of fiber, plant protein, folate, magnesium and potassium. I can’t just let them hang out inside my cupboard until who knows when. It will be a cold day in- you know where– before I let something in my pantry go to waste.

So, I kept trying. I added less breadcrumbs, more beans, more liquid, less liquid… I tried using ground oatmeal. I added more eggs. I used chia seed eggs. I mixed in a bit of oil. I did everything short of declaring an official state of emergency (because, yes, bean burgers are THAT important to me 😁 ).

Then it hit me. Duh. MY BEANS NEED MORE FOOD PROCESSING. It seems so simple, but it really made all the difference. I want to draw your attention to the upcoming bolded sentence if you are skimming through my blabbing: more food processing is the answer. Really get those beans going and don’t stop until they look and feel like a smooth paste.

It’s the only way.

Let me reassure you that the finished burgers aren’t gooey and paste-like inside. If they were I literally did all this work for nothing because that would be awful. These Never Fail, Super Simple Bean Burgers hold their shape perfectly, have that to-die-for crunch on the outside and WON’T FALL APART. You don’t have to settle for crumbly, dry, hard to swallow bean burgers anymore.

If mashing them works for you than that is amazing! For some reason I’ve just failed every time I’ve tried to make them that way. Food processing the beans definitely gives the burgers a unique texture. You’ll just have to see if that’s something you like. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

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Hi there, I’m Hayley. I’m passionate about good food, safer skincare and non-toxic living. I have a degree in nutrition and find such inspiration in my Beautycounter colleagues. If you were to walk into my house, you’d find homemade foaming soaps and smell all the diffusing essential oils. 🖤